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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 30 Aug 2024 17:51 #420442

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 01 Sep 2024 02:09 #420464

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adam2014 wrote on 29 Aug 2024 13:32:

When you say that "They are family good at opening pages when I request it"... Do you mean that you have to call someone and they decide whether or not it is acceptable ?

So the Fig Flip for daily "out of the home " use and the curated Pixel for things at home? That sounds like a good combination. I don't mind going "old school" and pulling out a Credit Card, but Uber and not having a camera with me and access to emails would be quite a change.. but I think that I could handle it.... The best filter is a phone without access! and that is what I want to strive for

Thanks so much!

My wife and I both have flip phones. We have computers at home, all of them are filtered by Techloq - it works great for us. For a camera, we use an old (?) fashion digital camera with an SD card, yes sometimes it feels stupid to have one when everyone around you has huge phones with 5 camera lenses on them....my wife is usually the one to quickly remind me why it is that we have made this decision.

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 03 Sep 2024 10:26 #420729

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In my job in IT, I have often mentioned how I have access to so many unfiltered devices on a daily basis. I just came across an old iPhone 7 turned in by an employee. I did my usual routine of wiping the phone and getting it ready to recycle, and I thought about an idea. This old phone had a terrible battery, it was slow, and the screen was dull and badly scratched. The software was not updated, and basically, the phone was ready for the scrap heap.

My job requires me to carry an iPhone and issues me a new one every year (what a waste of money), but they never said which iPhone I had to carry. Maybe I should use this old piece of junk instead of my sparkling iPhone 15 Pro Max? I wouldn't have to explain myself to anyone, and my boss and the employees could still reach me when needed.

This tiny bit of friction might reduce the desire to look at inappropriate things, and while it is not a solution to the problem, it might be a little step in the right direction.

As I constantly whine about it, my goal is to have a Kosher Flip Phone in my pocket every day and eliminate as much tech as humanly possible. Maybe this is a tiny step in the right direction.

Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 03 Sep 2024 12:51 #420736

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if you're carrying an iPhone just to fulfill you're companies requirements, then why don't you carry an iPhone one? doesn't even have 3G.

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 04 Sep 2024 09:51 #420775

adam2014 Current streak: 1 day OFFLINE Gold Boarder Posts: 199 Karma: 10	Certain requirements have to be met, but there is nothing that an iPhone 7 or maybe even an iPhone 5 couldn't do. It has to take and make calls and iMessage and Zoom meetings and a few other things.

Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 09 Sep 2024 10:17 #421044

adam2014 Current streak: 1 day OFFLINE Gold Boarder Posts: 199 Karma: 10	I bought an iPod knock-off. I am going to fill it with good Kosher Shuirs and learning. Does anyone recommend a particular website? I use Torah Anytime often, but this thing has 128 GB of storage, and I want to fill it up.

Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 09 Sep 2024 11:13 #421048

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adam2014 wrote on 09 Sep 2024 10:17:

I bought an iPod knock-off. I am going to fill it with good Kosher Shuirs and learning. Does anyone recommend a particular website? I use Torah Anytime often, but this thing has 128 GB of storage, and I want to fill it up.

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 09 Sep 2024 13:43 #421058

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BenHashemBH wrote on 09 Sep 2024 11:13:

adam2014 wrote on 09 Sep 2024 10:17:

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 10 Sep 2024 05:39 #421157

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 13 Oct 2024 19:53 #423223

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 14 Oct 2024 11:52 #423265

avifl Current streak: 170 days OFFLINE Junior Boarder Posts: 34 Karma: 1	(In reality, it helps bochurim transition from dumbphone to smartphone.) so true...

Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 02 Jan 2025 06:57 #428309

trying1989 OFFLINE Junior Boarder Posts: 38 Karma: 3	Does anyone know a good filter for the Qin?? Tried Web chaver with the filtering settings but it won’t stay working for some reason. Had other ones and I found to many loopholes.

Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 02 Jan 2025 08:38 #428310

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trying1989 wrote on 02 Jan 2025 06:57:

Does anyone know a good filter for the Qin?? Tried Web chaver with the filtering settings but it won’t stay working for some reason. Had other ones and I found to many loopholes.

Which model?

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Re: Smartphones/Flip Phones/Filters? Kosher Tech 02 Jan 2025 09:02 #428311

SisonYishecha Current streak: 15 days OFFLINE Expert Boarder Posts: 159 Karma: 11	No. And that's written after extensive history and knowledge of the quin.